Archbishop John Ireland

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Archbishop John Ireland was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Catholic prelate and influential civic leader in the United States, known for his advocacy of education, Americanization, and social reform.

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Archbishop John Ireland canonical 1

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instanceOf Catholic archbishop
civic leader
religious leader
advocated integration of Catholic immigrants into American civic life
loyalty of Catholics to the United States
use of English in Catholic schools and parishes
appointedBishopDate 1884-07-31
birthDate 1838-09-11
birthPlace Burnchurch, County Kilkenny, Ireland
citizenship Ireland
United States of America
surface form: United States
consecrationDate 1875-12-21
countryOfBirth Ireland
countryOfDeath United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate 1918-09-25
deathPlace Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
diocese Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul
educatedAt Pontifical Urban University
surface form: College of the Propaganda Fide

Seminary of Meximieux, France
elevatedToArchbishopDate 1888-09-10
familyName Ireland
founded Catholic colonization projects in Minnesota
Saint Paul Seminary
fullName John Ireland
givenName John
honorificPrefix Archbishop
knownFor advocacy of Catholic education
colonization and settlement projects for Catholic immigrants
influence in civic affairs in Minnesota
leadership in the Americanization movement
moderate stance in the Americanist controversy
promotion of Americanization of immigrants
support for public schools
support for separation of church and state in education policy
support for social reform
memberOf Catholic Church hierarchy
surface form: Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States
militaryRank chaplain
movement Americanism (Catholic Americanization movement)
opposed ethnic parochialism in Catholic parishes
ordinationDate 1861-12-21
participatedIn American Civil War
placeOfConsecration Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
placeOfOrdination Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
positionHeld Archbishop of Saint Paul
Bishop of Saint Paul
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
servedAs chaplain of the Fifth Minnesota Regiment
servedIn Union Army
supported Catholic rural colonization of the American Midwest

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University of St. Thomas foundedBy Archbishop John Ireland